Comment on Falling with style

borokov@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• s@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “flying car”

  calls it a Roadster

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  • cRazi_man@europe.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It tries to fly, but falls shy of that description. It should be called shyster.

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    • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Best I’ve heard is Klanborghini. But that’s not related to its (lack of) flying.

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• BestBouclettes@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah it’s impressive as an engineering feat, but it’s actually completely pointless

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  • tjoa@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes because people buy expensive cars because of how practical they are

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  • drath@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    impressive as an engineering feat

    Is it even that? RCS thrusters aint a new thing, with enough money you can strap them to anything, be it a fridge or a car shaped object

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• saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Style’s not the right word. It looks violently engineered, while the car itself is like a Lancer with one of those awful knock off Countach bodykits.

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